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Lactose Permease

The main function of lactose permease is to pass lactose across the lipid bilayer of a cell membrane. The protein is made up of 12 alpha helices. The two halves contain the hydrophilic core. This amphipathic element shown in dark blue is a alpha helix which spans the membrane of a cell.

-Chris Baker

The physical models shown on this page were designed and built by the MSOE Center for BioMolecular Modeling. For more information about physical protein modeling, visit the CBM web site at www.rpc.msoe.edu/cbm.